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Imagine touring hundreds of colleges without leaving town. You can do it this fall when the National College Fair, the Performing and Visual Arts College Fair and the Black College Fair come to Seattle. All are free. Here are some details, plus tips on how to make the most of the fairs:

National College Fair

What: Annual event, where college representatives stationed at booths hand out catalogs and field questions; various workshops offered. Last year, 15,000 students and parents attended.

When: Nov. 5, 9 a.m.-noon; Nov. 6, noon-4 p.m.

Where: Washington State Convention and Trade Center

Schools: Of the 300 represented this year, about half are local, the rest from all over  including Vassar College in New York, George Washington University in Washington, D.C., and Franklin College in Switzerland.